Foreign, defence ministries
to facilitate return of
Palestinians, says Fahmi
The government spokesman says in the meantime, Putrajaya will continue to provide them with the necessities.
Fahmi said Wisma Putra and the defence ministry were working together on the matter.
“In the meantime, we will still provide them with the necessities,” he told reporters after the weekly Cabinet meeting.
Fahmi was asked to comment on a video recording, which has since gone viral, showing a group of Palestinians housed at Wisma Transit in Kuala Lumpur vandalising the place in protest.
They also set bedsheets on fire. Some were seen gathering at Wisma Transit’s lobby, holding signs that read “hunger strike”.
A similar commotion occurred at the same location in October last year, involving Palestinians reportedly dissatisfied with being restricted from leaving the premises because of security concerns.
Fahmi went on to reiterate the government’s commitment to ensuring proper management of foreign nationals brought into Malaysia for medical purposes.
On Aug 16, 2024, a total of 127 Palestinians and their family members arrived in Malaysia aboard two RMAF A-400M aircraft. Of that number, 40 had arrived to receive medical treatment.
Separately, Fahmi also touched on the government’s ongoing evaluation of social media platforms under the new licensing framework.
He said he had instructed the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to examine whether LinkedIn, a networking platform for professionals, had more than eight million users in Malaysia.
Under a regulatory framework, social media platforms and messaging services with more than eight million users could face legal action if they failed to obtain licences by Jan 1, 2025.
“If it qualifies as a social media platform, then we may consider engaging with LinkedIn in the future.”
Two days ago, Telegram became the third social media service provider to receive an operating licence in Malaysia after Tencent (WeChat) and ByteDance (TikTok).
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